gowlerk

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  1. Without paper backup you can never be sure. Some things are just worth the extra bother.
  2. But for some reason one side loves the poorly educated.
  3. Occasionally a Canadian will be stupid enough to go on a winter jumping trip in the US without first buying travel health insurance. I will not ever contribute to the Go Fund Me for them if they get hurt. Because it is nearly inevitable that they are going to have to declare bankruptcy anyway. (mostly only very young people with no assets yet)
  4. gowlerk

    Q

    Not really much of a threat. More of a warning that people like you are out there. It's like knowing about Q helps us all in our task as Watchmen. Just knowing about Q is going to drive progressive turnout in the election of Nov.3.
  5. gowlerk

    Q

    Ron has stated clearly and repeatedly that feelings and emotions are far more important than mere facts. Ron knows full well that Q is largely lies, but that does not matter because the essence of the Q belief system aligns with his.
  6. My thoughts are simple. It takes two participants to do either of those jumps. One of them is experienced and should know better. That is the jumper who needs to be smartened up. I am guessing that the "new jumper" is a cute young woman.
  7. Hi Robert, I do get really tired of telling people again & again that this is not how it would work. He seems to be making an assumption that in states that lean one way or another all the votes would go the same way. Of course that is a complete falsehood. Even in CA, that seemingly most D of states, Trump got 4,483,810 votes in 2016. None of them counted for anything in the electoral college. But they certainly would count in the popular vote. I fail to see why democracy loving people have such a hard time supporting having their leader elected by the people rather than the states.
  8. The reporting indicates that the US leadership actually did have foresight and understood what was going to happen. The only place "hindsight" would seem to apply is in Trump himself failing to anticipate the consequences for himself and his campaign.
  9. I'm losing track now. Someone remind me please, is America a "shithole country" or a "banana republic" this week?!!!
  10. Even Sally Field was young then!
  11. The most populous states do dominate already. But not by as much as their population warrants. Swing states are not swing states because they are large or small. They are swing states because they have nearly equal numbers of of voters who support each of the two major parties. The recent history of the Presidency going back and forth between the two pretty much proves that American democracy is working. So far...... The Parliamentary system is far less democratic in it's method of choosing national leaders. We get to vote for MPs. Period. Not once have you or I ever voted for a PM, or a Lord, or a Senator.
  12. Interestingly, most of the world is both anti-abortion and pro choice.
  13. I believe US federal law is silent on the matter. It’s up to the states individually. Although the Supreme Court has put a stop to the execution of children.
  14. gowlerk

    Q

    Ron is by far the most skilled and most entertaining troll on this forum.
  15. gowlerk

    Q

    The President of the United States has sunk to such a low that he needs to be censored. Let that sink in for a moment.
  16. gowlerk

    EVH dies

    May as Well Jump..... https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/eddie-van-halen-cancer-death-1.5752615
  17. IDK anything beyond what I saw on FB. But I would assume that nearly all swoop initiated 2 outs are caused by either using the wrong AAD or setting the AAD incorrectly.
  18. There is a recent FB post in the rigger forum about a low AAD fire due to a miss set CYPRES. It said something about blaming the rigger because it was not set to swoop mode after being re-installed post servicing. It went like this: Kamuran Bayrasli SSntesSpoptgeutoonmboesrrtch 25uofr ato gmg10u:u19megt AMud · SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! If you get your Cypres serviced, when you get it back, make sure it is in the proper mode. Just had a jumper have this happen and he and his rigger forgot to set it to 'Speed' and his unit fired while performing a high performance turn. He ended up having a Bi-Plane and landed uneventfully, thank god. WHEN YOU TURN YOUR AAD ON, MAKE SURE IT'S IN THE PROPER MODE PEOPLE. DON'T JUST HIT THE BUTTON 3 TIMES AND NOT WATCH IT COUNT DOWN!!!! Public announcement from The Ranch PROshop!!
  19. I have bought from him 3 times. Shipping can be slow, but it always arrives.
  20. In a bit of an upset the oddly named filly wins by a neck. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2911866-preakness-results-2020-swiss-skydiver-holds-off-authentic-in-photo-finish?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial
  21. I hope that is enough to take care of all the rabid skunks you have up there!
  22. Do Americans even realize that in other western nations people just don't spend time calculating which weapons would be most effective at killing the people invading their homes?
  23. All part of the scam to make himself seem important and more easily take your money.
  24. Navigators are marketed by PD as student canopies. They a 9 cell hybrid ( ZP topskin f-111 type ribs and bottomskin) with extra reinforcing and Dacron lines to stand up to hard use. They are the only canopy PD markets as "student".